Defying the stereotype of the average pornography consumer as a desperate old man in a raincoat is a study that shows significant numbers of women are taking an interest, too.

Women make up about 20 per cent of respondents to an online survey, part of the Federal Government-funded study called Understanding Pornography In Australia.

Head researcher Alan McKee, a senior lecturer in media studies at the University of Queensland, said that although results from the three-year study were far from complete, they gave an indication of the changing image of pornography users.

"Even just 10 years ago the idea of an Australian Women's Forum was considered slightly radical, because the belief was that women weren't really interested in sexualised images," Dr McKee said. "That's fallen away very, very quickly. The younger women who are coming up seem to be much more comfortable about it." Full Story...